Dyspepsia and how to cure it : description of the digestive organs and of the different kinds of food : special chapters on obesity, leanness and the skin / by M.T. Gerin-Lajoie.

  • Lajoie, M. T. Gerin.
Date:
1895
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Credit: Dyspepsia and how to cure it : description of the digestive organs and of the different kinds of food : special chapters on obesity, leanness and the skin / by M.T. Gerin-Lajoie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    be retained by the stomach. It brings calm to the nerves, and it will make lean persons grow fat if they take it in large quantities. Boiled milk, with a little salt added to make it palatable, is one of the most healthfiil drinks. It soothes an irritated stom- ach , it nourishes the flesh tissues and tends to make the complexion clear. §111. BUTTER, CHEESE, FATS AND OILS. Butter is a food used the world over ; it is more easily digested when a little salt has been added to it. Melted butter is always hard to digest. Cheese ought to be eaten only when fresh ; never when it has any odor, much less when travelers creep in it. Fats and Oils. Those especially who want to add to their adipose tissue ought to eat fats and oils \ they are easily digested, and are very nourishing when taken in small quantities with other victuals ; they will be more easily digested if a little salt is added to them. §IV. SALT. Salt, or chloride of sodium, is a necessity in our nourishment, not only because it renders food more easily digested, but also because it furnishes to our blood the chloride of sodium it loses through the excretions : urine, perspiration, tears, etc. Salt is one of the best digestives of fattv and al-